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http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.6.563

An Epidemiological Analysis of Hepatitis A Virus Serologic Markers during the Recent Four Years in Korea  

Lee, An-Na (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Science Institute)
Lim, Hyun-Sun (Departments of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Nam, Chung-Mo (Departments of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Song, Sean-Mi (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Science Institute)
Yoon, Hye-Ryoung (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Science Institute)
Lee, Kyoung-Ryul (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Science Institute)
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine / v.29, no.6, 2009 , pp. 563-569 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: To establish effective preventive measures for hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, a nationwide epidemiologic study on seroprevalence of anti-HAV and the disease prevalence is needed. The aim of this study was to analyze the recent sero-epidemiological changes of hepatitis A markers in Korea. Methods: The results of 11,068 anti-HAV total and 32,360 anti-HAV IgM tests by electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) that had been requested in recent four years (2005-2008) to a reference medical laboratory from 1,699 institutions nationwide were retrospectively analyzed according to the distribution of year, sex, and age groups. Results: The overall positive rate of anti-HAV total was 62.8%. The overall positive rate of anti-HAV IgM was 11.0%, showing a significantly increasing trend by year: 7.7%, 10.9%, 8.9%, and 14.3% in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively (P<0.0001). The positive rate of anti-HAV IgM was higher in male than in female subjects (11.8% vs 10.0%, P<0.0001), and 81.8% (2,916/3,566) of the anti- HAV IgM positive results were observed in the age groups of 21-40 yr. The annual positive rates of anti-HAV total and anti-HAV IgM showed significantly decreasing and increasing trends, respectively, in the age groups of ${\geq}$21 yr. Conclusion: In accordance with a decreasing sero-positivity of anti-HAV total, the prevalence of acute hepatitis A virus infection has been considerably increased during the recent four years in the age groups of ${\geq}$21 yr. The results of this study could be used effectively as a basic data for establishing effective preventive measures for hepatitis A including vaccination in these susceptible age groups.
Keywords
Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence; Anti-HAV total; Anti-HAV IgM;
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